The more I think about it, the more I would love to have Kendall Wright. Who cares if we already have Torrey Smith. Boldin's not getting any young and outside of those 2, we had no threats at WR last year. I know we also have Pitta, Dickson and Rice but Wright would be a welcome addition in my eyes.

The more I think about it, the more I would love to have Kendall Wright. Who cares if we already have Torrey Smith. Boldin's not getting any young and outside of those 2, we had no threats at WR last year. I know we also have Pitta, Dickson and Rice but Wright would be a welcome addition in my eyes.

As would I sir. Torrey is a deep threat but at this point has proven to be much more. Kendall separates as well as any WR in this draft and can create from all three WR spots on all three levels (short, intermediate, deep). If he falls to us, I'd be thrilled if we took him.

Alshon Jeffery weighed in at 213 pounds today and ran a reported mid 4.4- 4.5 forty. I think he's one of the more realistic options available at our pick and if you want to look at talent alone, I think he's right there with Floyd and Blackmon as the most talented receiver in the class. One of the few players valued around our pick that I'd really, really love.

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Alshon Jeffery weighed in at 213 pounds today and ran a reported mid 4.4- 4.5 forty. I think he's one of the more realistic options available at our pick and if you want to look at talent alone, I think he's right there with Floyd and Blackmon as the most talented receiver in the class. One of the few players valued around our pick that I'd really, really love.

I wouldn't rule him out. It will be interesting to see if he keeps it off once he gets his pay check. There are certainly other prospects which I value over him but others who I would prefer him over.

He is right there with Knoz on my list of players who I'm worried about taking in round one.

Getting a 4th back is real nice. Soften the blow of trading that 4th for Evans.

I'm just real unsure on Alshon. He had a down year and I'm always leery of skilled position players who have weight issues. I can understand some big lineman who has weight problems but WR's shouldn't have a problem staying in shape.

I just hope one of Martin, Adams, or Glenn is there to make the decision easy.

Dre Kirkpatrick: Has the ability to play bump and run in our defense and I like his potential to replace Ed Reed at safety down the line.

Kendall Wright: Gives us a big time weapon that we have been missing on offense (other than Rice)

Donta Hightower: Could play inside or out in our scheme and can potentially provide pass rush in nickel situations

OLB (Upshaw, Ingram, Andre Branch): One is bound to fall to us

surprise picks:

Amini Silatolu: this guy is shooting up boards way faster and higher than I thought possible, it seems as though our 2nd round pick will end up being the low end of his range all the way from being the high end of his range a month ago. Might be a bit of a reach so I doubt it happens, but I am confident enough in this guy that I would be okay with using a first on him if need be.

Bobby Massie: Will remind some of Oher but I think he has a bit more intelligence and probably a little less refined skill. Has potential to play LT in my mind and while I don't necessarily see him as a first round guy, it isn't about what I think, others may be willing to take him in the first and if we want him we may have to take him a bit early

Let me say that by surprise, I also mean unlikely :P we all know Ozzie doesn't reach. I just wouldn't mind taking some of these guys in a situation where we had nothing else really worth while to take. I would probably be willing to take Silatolu over any of my questionable types but I doubt it would happen.

Guys I am worried about taking:

Peter Konz: hasn't played a full college season in his career, I just have doubts about his durability.

Alshon Jeffery: Weight is off... for now

Jonathan Martin: I don't think he brings the physicality needed in our run game. Our system is pretty vanilla and if DEs know we are running the ball they should be able to bull doze right through him.

Courtney Upshaw ran a 4.8 at his Pro Day, I think that there's a chance he could be there for us at 29. I'd really, really love Upshaw as a replacement for JJ and a force opposite Suggs. I don't think he's the elite pass rusher you draft in the Top 10, but I think he's a carbon copy of Lamar Woodley who can be a great all around player and contribute more to the pass rush then JJ did. Ozzie loves Bama players and I think Hightower gets drafted above Upshaw at this point...Could be a legitimate option for us, and I think it'd be one of the better picks we could make. Upshaw-Suggs outside is just straight up nasty.

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Courtney Upshaw ran a 4.8 at his Pro Day, I think that there's a chance he could be there for us at 29. I'd really, really love Upshaw as a replacement for JJ and a force opposite Suggs. I don't think he's the elite pass rusher you draft in the Top 10, but I think he's a carbon copy of Lamar Woodley who can be a great all around player and contribute more to the pass rush then JJ did. Ozzie loves Bama players and I think Hightower gets drafted above Upshaw at this point...Could be a legitimate option for us, and I think it'd be one of the better picks we could make. Upshaw-Suggs outside is just straight up nasty.

I still think he has the option to play inside as well. Just another reason that I like him.

Wherever he would play I think he would make an impact similar to JJ, unoticed and unappreciated by the masses but still be a huge part of our defense.

Kuechly

On an unrelated note, I'm starting to think it is a real possibility that Kuechly falls to us. A few teams could grab him ahead of us but with the most likely (Eagles) probably drafting an OL instead, it the chips COULD fall so that he would be around.

Seahawks could be interested but I think they will look on the offensive side of the ball. Even their OL could still use help

The only other team I could see grabbing him ahead of us is the Steelers and I really think that Steelers go OL as well. The OL is atrocious and I believe that the organization is content with what they have at ILB and a greater net gain could be made for them elsewhere.

Obviously there are more teams who may need an ILB but I think that they will all look to other positions as more valuable.

Round 4

Having said that, if we don't get an ILB in round one, I would really like to target Taze in round 4.

I know we talked earlier about a RB, and maybe it's just me, but I just can't justify taking a RB when there are other positions of need. I myself prefer the UDFA route when it comes to back up RBs

Meanwhile, in the 4th, Taze's value will far exceed the risk. In fact, I think getting drafted so late could be the best thing for Taze.

1. Getting drafted so late will show him that his actions (on and off the field) truly do affect him in a negative way.

2. Not having the first round hype may not make him such a target for the refs.

That would be a nice addition. Upshaw would fit in the defense we've seen the Ravens use the past few seasons or a system that uses more 2-gap responsibilities if Pees decides to go in that direction. Right now there isn't really one player I'm hoping for in the first round, which is weird. I just don't like this draft that much.

I'm beginning to think there is a strong possibility we end up getting Courtney Upshaw in the first.

He's in a little bit of a freefall right now. I'm hoping his workout numbers are some sort of anomaly. Go back and watch the championship game. He was forcing the pitch and tracking the option back down for no gain. That's good enough speed for me. He'd be an ideal replacement for JJ. Upshaw is the best at setting the edge in the draft.

Another guy who I'd be interested in is the safety from ND, Harrison Smith. He's a big, instinctive free safety who was a top recruit out of high school. He's smart, fast, and a sure tackler. He's weak covering slot guys but what safety isn't. I think he'd be good value at the end of round one.

I'm beginning to think there is a strong possibility we end up getting Courtney Upshaw in the first.

I'd love it. So much more then someone like Mercilus. Suggs - Ray - McClain - Upshaw is a great LB corps.

As for Harrison Smith, I'd hate the value at the end of Round 1. I'll take Martin from OSU in the second or Brandon Taylor out of LSU in the third or fourth instead of Smith in the first every day of the week.

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He's in a little bit of a freefall right now. I'm hoping his workout numbers are some sort of anomaly. Go back and watch the championship game. He was forcing the pitch and tracking the option back down for no gain. That's good enough speed for me. He'd be an ideal replacement for JJ. Upshaw is the best at setting the edge in the draft.

Another guy who I'd be interested in is the safety from ND, Harrison Smith. He's a big, instinctive strong safety who was a top recruit out of high school. He's smart, fast, and a sure tackler. He's weak covering slot guys but what safety isn't. I think he'd be good value at the end of round one.

FIFY. I wouldn't want Smith playing FS for us with the amount of field he would have to cover. I'm assuming the team keeps Pollard around as the SS for the foreseeable future and a tandem of Smith and Pollard just wouldn't be good in my opinion.

IMO Harrison Smith can play center field just fine. He and Ed Reed actually had the exact same 40 time coming out. He's great at breaking up the deep ball, both because he covers a lot of ground due to his speed/stride and because he's good at reading the quarterback.

I know it's a bit buckeye heavy (forgive me :P) but Herron could really be replaced with any late round running back.

Flemming is viewed mainly as a 4-3 SLB but I think he would be a great fit at OLB in our system. Isn't much of a pass rusher but would add immediately to ST coverage. good athleticism but not much in terms of speed, can cover short areas in coverage. I really think he could have been more productive in a solid program and could be coached up into an eventual starter.

OR

If GMs are high on Adams and he doesn't make it to us I could see us focusing on the defensive side of the ball in this way: